“Exploding Kittens” is an upcoming game by The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman that is currently up for funding on kickstarter. Just 20 minutes after being launched, the game reached its kickstarting goal, and then busted the 1000% mark after just an hour! As I’m writing this, the project has received over $1,123,466!
Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game. The deck is made up of cards that let you avoid exploding by peeking at cards before you draw, forcing your opponent to draw multiple cards, or shuffling the deck.
The game gets more and more intense with each card you draw because fewer cards left in the deck means a greater chance of drawing the kitten and exploding in a fiery ball of feline hyperbole.